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Re: chemist72 post# 79638

Tuesday, 12/12/2023 5:10:50 PM

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 5:10:50 PM

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There is buying every day. As long as there is volume, then there are equal numbers of shares bought and sold. All trades are both buys and sells. The confusion comes when the trade volume is classified as "buy volume" or "sell volume", commonly referred to as "buys" and "sells". It's an unfortunate choice of terminology that leads some to mistakenly think that on a given day more shares can be bought than sold, or sold than bought. Only shares that are traded count as volume. And trading requires a buyer and a seller. The classification of "buys" or "sells" just refers to where the trade price was in relation to the bid price and the ask price at the time of the trade. It can be useful as an indicator, but it can also lead to confusion.

https://www.thebalancemoney.com/buying-and-selling-volume-1031027

Buying and Selling Volume
Total volume is made up of buying volume and selling volume. Buying volume is the number of shares, contracts, or lots that were associated with buying trades, and selling volume is the number associated with selling trades. This concept is often confusing for new traders because every trade requires both a buyer and a seller of the given asset. However, you can distinguish buying volume from selling volume based on whether a transaction occurs at the bid price or the ask price.



More Buyers or Sellers
When a market is experiencing more buying volume than selling volume, it means there are more traders buying at the ask price, which has a tendency to push the price up. When a market is experiencing more selling volume than buying volume, it means there are more traders selling at the bid price, which has a tendency to push the price down.

Volume:
Day Range:
Bid:
Ask:
Last Trade Time:
Total Trades:
  • 1D
  • 1M
  • 3M
  • 6M
  • 1Y
  • 5Y
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